Monit Cap Growing Stems

[Customride0105]

Looks like mine. Looks like il be snapping them off.

 

[bobssecrtsn]

yep, glad i read this thread, i found one on them on my frag plug!

 

[MizTanks]

My Idaho Grape has just one.

 

[NSady1]

Thanks for all of the great info everyone! It doesn't appear to be hurting the coral, but I think I may just snap them off and discard them.

 

[MondoBongo]

I cannot get a meaningful picture of mine, no matter what I do. Camera phone is not cutting it. But suffice to say they start out thin like the previously posted ones, then thicken over time.

 

[tmz]

Pictures in post 9 look like and encrusted vermetid snail tube;not a worm tube or unassisted columnar growth.IMO. I'd guess sometimes the encrusting monti may can cover the opening making the structure useless for the vermetid. Take a look at night to see if the vermetid puts out a mucous net to see if it's using the structure.

 

[NSady1]

First off, I only now realized that I spelled Monti wrong in my original post. My apologies.

I ended up snapping off the columns and got to see the vermetid snails retracting. I guess the coral just grew with the tube. Upon further inspection of the tank, I now see that I have more than enough Vermetids growing on my live rock. Some call it an infestation, others say they don't mind them. I haven't made up my mind yet.

 

[tmz]

Your call. They can get messy. The mucous net catches a lot of particulate organic matter. They can also start to clog up overflows,,etc. If you remove them dump them in water right away or they'll stink up the room.

 

[Reefvet]

Some call it an infestation, others say they don't mind them. I haven't made up my mind yet.

In a reef tank they seldom get large enough to be much of a problem. In the wild they can be 2" in diameter.

 

[NSady1]

That would be a sight to see!

I'll just leave it for now. I have never seen them become active during feeding time, so I don't think that I will reduce the amount of food I give my fish. I will just work to eradicate those that have taken up residence on my coral.

Thanks again to everyone who helped!